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PHAETHORNIS OBSCURA
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PHAETHORNIS OBSCURA

Date1861
After work by 1804 - 1881
OriginEngland, London
MediumLithograph with period color
DimensionsOH: 21 3/8" x OW: 14 1/8"
Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd
Object number2018-269,55A&B
DescriptionLower:" J. Gould and H.C. Richter, del. et lith./ PHAETHORNIS OBSCURA, Gould./ Hullman del & Walton, Imp"
Label TextFrom John Gould, "A Monograph of the Trochilidae," Volume I, Plate 38 (London: Gould, 1861)ProvenanceDates unknown, Mrs. L.A. White (Greenville, MS); date unknown, purchased by Majorie L. Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 1996, by inheritance to Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).